Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zicatela today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 12AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 227 | 223 | 364 | 407 | 447 | 206 | 239 | 321 | 431 | 431 | 332 | 251 | 299 | 338 | 323 | 323 | 327 | 465 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 8:57PM0.72m | 9:44AM0.98m | 9:41PM0.68m | 10:32AM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.27m | 2:53AM0.15m | 4:12PM0.30m | 3:35AM0.18m | 5:05PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 223 | 227 | 223 | 174 | 202 | 202 | 206 | 210 | 218 | 431 | 431 | 332 | 174 | 138 | 282 | 286 | 282 | 277 | 219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 140 | 138 | 178 | 364 | 407 | 447 | 120 | 239 | 321 | 177 | 171 | 171 | 222 | 229 | 135 | 323 | 323 | 327 | 465 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 79 | 120 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 129 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 186 | 251 | 299 | 338 | 100 | 96 | 70 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 811 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 178 | 0 | 2 |
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